The RSVP list for tonight's Boston Music Awards Maven's Choice party at Redstar is jam-effin'-packed. The Kendall Square, Cambridge, show space is pretty intimate, with a capacity that falls under a hondo, and with three awesome bands on the agenda -- MELLOW BRAVO, BEARSTRONAUT, and my selection, FAT CREEPS -- the guest list was bound to fill up fast.

This year's BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS don't crash the Liberty Hotel until Dec. 2, but producer JAKE BRENNAN has organized a string of pre-parties at Red Star Union in Cambridge leading up to the big night. Last week, a handful of nominees (RIBS, Sarah Blacker, Moe Pope, Spirit Kid, and Caleb Groh) got together in the intimate Kendall Square space and played mini-sets.